Adeptness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsfaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌzəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌzəd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsfaɪ/.

Examples

his quick adeptness was a product of good design
he was famous for his facility as an archer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adroitness quickness deftness facility

Parts of Speech

noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty “his quick adeptness was a product of good design”

Word Forms

adept	adjective	having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adroit	adjective	quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
deft	adjective	skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
facile	adjective	performing adroitly and without effort
quick	adjective	moving quickly and lightly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschicklichkeit

geschickte Leistung oder Fähigkeit ohne Schwierigkeiten

🇫🇷French

aptitude

performance ou capacité habile sans difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

competencia

desempeño hábil o habilidad sin dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

abilità

prestazione o abilità abili senza difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrevenheid

bekwame prestaties of vaardigheden zonder problemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aptidão

desempenho habilidoso ou habilidade sem dificuldade

🇷🇺Russian

искусность

умелое исполнение или умение без затруднений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निपुणता

बिना किसी कठिनाई के कुशल प्रदर्शन या क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

পারদর্শিতা

দক্ষ কর্মক্ষমতা বা অসুবিধা ছাড়াই ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமை

திறமையான செயல்திறன் அல்லது சிரமம் இல்லாமல் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నైపుణ్యం

నైపుణ్యంతో కూడిన పనితీరు లేదా కష్టం లేకుండా సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

निपुणता

कौशल्यपूर्ण कामगिरी किंवा अडचणीशिवाय क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિપુણતા

કુશળ કામગીરી અથવા મુશ્કેલી વિના ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವೀಣತೆ

ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಪೂರ್ಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷಮತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാവീണ്യം

നൈപുണ്യമുള്ള പ്രകടനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടില്ലാതെ കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ

ਹੁਨਰਮੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہارت

ہنر مند کارکردگی یا بغیر کسی مشکل کے قابلیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熟练程度

没有困难的熟练表现或能力

🇯🇵Japanese

熟練度

困難のない巧みなパフォーマンスまたは能力

🇰🇷Korean

능숙함

능숙한 수행이나 능력이 어려움 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lão luyện

thực hiện khéo léo hoặc khả năng mà không gặp khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

ความชำนาญ

การแสดงทักษะหรือความสามารถอย่างไม่ลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemahiran

kinerja terampil atau kemampuan tanpa kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

kagalingan

mahusay na pagganap o kakayahan nang walang kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

kebolehan

prestasi mahir atau keupayaan tanpa kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهارة

الأداء الماهر أو القدرة دون صعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

مهارت

عملکرد یا توانایی ماهرانه بدون مشکل

🇹🇷Turkish

ustalık

zorluk çekmeden ustaca performans veya yetenek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיומנות

ביצועים מיומנים או יכולת ללא קושי

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